New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-25
QHE DRAMA,
FAIR FAME.


r. IN not usually found necessary 10 administer IN
emetio twice This dose under the name OF Dcnisc
was given to the NewYork public two or three ago
by Miss Clara Morris, and II performed Its funcnoh ~
that time 1t was cast ont. Mr.. Clinton o'uai" ~.
some inscrutable appears to have supposed ~
a stupid and obnoxious play, which not even sne seiu
of Clara Morris could commend TO popular sympathy
would be redeemed and rendered desirable W an eA
eron OF the essentially commonplace talents OF MISS
Linda Detz Acting under this delusion he has made
new adaptation Of Denise, and this was Drought ou
Yesterday afternoon at the Madison Square Theatre, In
the presence OF audience chiefly composed OF iaoes
and very astonshed those ladies must have Deem AZ
the extraordinary question which they were nVteo 10
consider II Is worth while in this case to dwell uon
details OF theatrical structure Mr. Stuart has shteo
the scene OF the French piece into the e of wright mas
given English to Its characters and has
into IL oguacous American, who only leaves Oh tahih8
slang in order that he may talk rot For the rest the
workmanship is that OF the clever and pracsed play
wright-whch Mr. Clinton Stuart certainly is-who
knows how to make point to manage an exit ana 70
bring curtain; albeit the retention OF many re-
duudant speeches is surprising in skilled draratist
No amount OF technical expertness however could save
this play.
Fair Fame is dull in substance and it is mschievous
in ts moral teaching Let u.s." said Dr. Johnson free
our minds from can't The OF such plays as THIS
one is always with the defensive allegation tn ne
IA uttering prudery. Not So Inc moral queston 70
raised-and very aggresslveiy ana piaasS Mr Gilman
Stuart for example, feels called upon to assert mat
woman who has been betrayed and abandoned oy ner
,ovar ia inst as we'll entitled as any other to form
matrimonial alliance, provided tnat the IScs IN her
Saoma his vile This may be true-or it may not be
trne Common sense would seem to Intimate tnat, Will
ont looking 10 future consequences, IL Is question t.s
gu. rna t5e man and the woman, and nobody else But
whether true false, the postuato ~ unnt loI uoo'
sion i'm theatre 1t Is much out OF pace upon 'no
"a the analysis OF some oathsome disease would DC
at the dinner table. II is tlrcsome; III 10 sches 10
% m such i dramas the DRIFT sets one way The nten
ton invariably s with more or less i
teach or 10 inslnuate that II certain form OF
meas Is oondOned socially in man. IL ous NJ aiSo ~ 10
condoned socially in woman rms always so ~ o,
"a an abstrsc proposition For obvious reasons IL is NOT
one that can be argued here Nobody deIenus mIy '
doing whether by man or woman anu Nl' ngsnished
| whether by man woman, Is invariaDiy Pullsneui
later But no speciousnss; Cd ,Se Fact
reasoning has ever dsPed or and bereore that
the conduct OF women II, in most Sghincs eo -
nIuc Of men Every little while Celtic philos
oober rises up like NJ Renan, for example, WIN q Inc
t5sory by which women and are 70 indulge tneih
va in boundIess sensuality without any nischevou.
consequences to Others and al as, 70 9cr 20 prac
tbemseyes on a Level with the angels OF Heaven rIho
tcaiv IL does not work The Of right and wrong 10
the AngloSaxon Is very clear: sucn leanlIko i
such lessons as might be extracted from Far rane
ond tindred comp0sons are utterly unnecessary mere
IL was melancholy beyond words 10 pehoiu lne
nresented I'M the Madison Square Theatre
ncctaIo of house full of excellent ladies and nnoceh
grls engaged In the inspection OF case o aa.1ry s
fortune, involving all the tainted themes anu HUI"
ob1uities suggested In tho above line OF
Ponuar interest appeared to centre Upon Mss
| who very clevery embodied hearuess aid mpPa.n
female sehelper using her immunity as woman ~
nnest OF fortune ana social Advancement Ihls enDou
nent full OF hateful feminine instinct rs 10 cruelty a
ante was uniovey and at times II vas coarse uut
was inceas autly able, vigorous and brilliant anu ITO Una,
ax-accoupllshed in mood of assumed lcVty SUI
Ia repress resentful malicewas az once poWcll guy
most agreeable Popular interest likewise was eNuo1
toward M Walden Ramsey, who acted the ooHn s
and kindly American with engaging frankhess anu
and who contTy invest with sincerity SOME " W,
most aboninable peryersions OF sense ana lu si
ever were uttered In pubic place MISS L'nua Deia
made her re- entrance after long absence anu was esPoo
iaIly recognized. Experience has made tnIs auy q.
ercIent representative OF orderly and ilPlu uIa" ns
room prls She not evince any capacity LOT Ine
| nresslon OF feeling Mr.. VANDERBILT ana M. hounoy
lnstrated-tbe one by misplaced and pugnEclos. AK
gressiveness the other ELUSIVE aud alctinB resuos5
ness and both by substituting noise Tor passVha ss'
! Ia he carefully avoided Mr. ]. III. Fitzpatrick maue
,amnorary disturbance John Pr Sfo Win sucn os
horn IA thai on board neither Celtic nor Btianmc wY
have como 10 grief A simple, touching ana eNceiep
sketch OF the suffering mother was presented W NIB ILL.,
4 Phillips An interesting girl, Miss Liza Fane, VIII .h
we do not remember 10 have seen DeiOre, pave .n
no>ae mart and Indicated natural talent anu grace
ma can bs converted into genuine abty Tue piece ae
ouircs but one scene-a pretty drawing room WIN ri
| view at the back-and this was tasteluly SET, ~
Fame on ght never have been PRODUCER anu ~ ous
mayer 10 be repeated. The American stage mas SV W
yond the standard OF all suoh plays rs tnls ana tnVS
nersons who think otherwise Will ascertain ny Painu
experlence that no backward step can Dc taKen VIII
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